Day 1
- Breakfast: Cereal, Milk, Blueberries, Water
Kashi® Island Vanilla biscuits with blueberries and 2% milk. - Lunch: Salmon Salad, Triscuits, Carrots, Water, Tootsie Roll
Lemon Salmon Salad (only ate half) with 6 reduced-fat Triscuits, some carrots, and a midgee tootsie roll for dessert. - Dinner: Lasagna, Salad, Garlic Bread, Water, Chocolate
Lazy Lasagna (actually less than a serving size because I cut it into more than 9 pieces), 1 small piece of garlic bread, salad (lettuce, grape tomatoes, shredded carrot, less than 2 Tbsp. light Ranch), and a Ferrero Rocher chocolate for dessert. - Snack: Orange, Fruit Bar, Water
1 orange, and a blueberry That’s It Mini Fruit Bar.
Day 2
- Breakfast: Oatmeal, Mango, Water
1/2 cup quick oats mixed with salt, cinnamon, and slightly less than 1 cup 2% milk, microwaved for 90 seconds, stirred, microwaved for another 30 seconds, and then I stirred in some peeled, chopped honey mango. - Lunch: Salmon Salad, Triscuits, Orange, Water
Same lunch as Day 1, but with an orange instead of carrots, and no dessert. - Dinner: Chicken Cacciatore, Green Bean Casserole, Jell-O Salad, Grapes, Water, Brownie, Ice Cream
We had dinner at my mother-in-law’s house. There were some snacks beforehand, but I stuck to grapes. I tried to keep portions small for the meal (less than 1 cup of pasta with sauce, 1 chicken thigh, and 1/4 – 1/3 cup of casserole and salad), and then had a brownie and a small scoop of ice cream for dessert.
Day 3
- Breakfast: Cereal, Banana, Strawberries, Milk, Water
Chocolate Cheerios™ with sliced banana, strawberries, and 2% milk. - Lunch: Burrito, Orange, Water, Tootsie Roll
Amy’s Organic Black Bean Burrito (microwaved frozen burrito), an orange, and a midgee tootsie roll for dessert. - Dinner: Chili, Corn Muffin, Melon, Water
1 cup of leftover chili, a corn muffin, and some cantaloupe. - Other: Hot Dog, Water
We went to a hockey game; I ate dinner beforehand so I didn’t have any of the food there (I figure I can get it any time we go to a hockey game), but then my daughter snagged one of the hot dogs they shoot from a cannon, and she only wanted half, so I ate the other half. - Snack: Fruit Bar, Water
I probably should have skipped any snack or only had fruit since I had the hot dog, but I know the That’s It Mini Fruit Bars are only 1 Point and I really wanted one.
Day 4
- Breakfast: Peanut Butter Toast, Banana, Pear, Water
1 slice whole wheat bread, toasted and topped with 1/2 Tbsp. natural peanut butter and sliced banana. Also had a pear. - Lunch: Turkey Sandwich, Apple, Water
Half of a turkey sandwich (whole wheat bread, light mayo, whole grain mustard, reduced-fat cheese slice, turkey, sliced pickles) and an apple. - Dinner: Lasagna, Garlic Bread, Salad, Water, Tootsie Roll
Same dinner as Day 1, except I had lite Catalina dressing on the salad this time, and a midgee tootsie roll for dessert. - Snack: Carrots, Dip, Triscuit, Grapes, Water
Carrots and 1 reduced-fat Triscuit (yes, 1) with low-fat veggie dip, and also some grapes.
Day 5
- Breakfast: Cereal, Milk, Strawberries, Water
Kashi® Island Vanilla biscuits with strawberries and 2% milk. - Lunch: Turkey Armour® LunchMakers®, Apple, Water
Crackers, meat, and cheese, and the tiny candy bar included for dessert. Also an apple. - Dinner: Chicken Salad Wrap, Carrots, Potatoes, Water, Chocolate
Chicken salad (1 Tbsp. light mayo, country Dijon, 4.5-oz. can chicken breast drained, 7 dried cherries, 7 lightly salted almonds) on a whole wheat tortilla, plus canned carrots (did 2 cans drained and microwaved with 1 Tbsp. butter spread, but only had about 1/2 – 3/4 cup), roasted potatoes (tossed with olive oil and salt and roasted at 400, tossing occasionally), and a chocolate covered cherry for dessert. - Snack: Fruit Bar, Cheez-Its®, Water
A That’s It Mini Fruit Bar and 5 reduced-fat Cheez-Its.
Day 6
- Breakfast: Cereal, Milk, Banana, Blueberries, Water
Grape-Nuts® (1/2 cup) with 2% milk, sliced banana (half of a banana), and some blueberries. - Lunch: Soup, Toast, Water
Half of a can of Campbell’s® Chunky® Savory Vegetable Soup with some soup toast (whole wheat bread spread with 1 – 2 tsp. olive oil and toasted). - Snack: Melon, Orange, Water
A few pieces of cantaloupe and an orange. - Dinner: Stir-Fry, Rice, Melon, Water, Cupcake
Chicken Stir-Fry served over about 1/2 cup of jasmine rice, with some honeydew melon on the side and half of a cupcake for dessert. I used a little over a pound of chicken, but also lots of veggies – half of a large onion, half of a bag of broccoli, 3 bell peppers, half a bag of sugar snap peas, and part of a bag of shredded carrot. This time I just seasoned the chicken with salt and pepper, but still added ginger, garlic, and soy sauce.
Day 7
- Breakfast: Oatmeal, Apple, Water
Same breakfast as Day 2, but with chopped apple (half of an apple) instead of mango. - Lunch: Turkey Sandwich, Apple, Water
Same lunch as Day 4, but with only half of an apple. - Dinner: Stir-Fry, Rice, Melon, Water, Cupcake
Same dinner as Day 6.
How Did I Do?
I think I did pretty well this week. I drank plenty of water, ate plenty of fruits and vegetables, and watched my portions. The only extra Points I had were probably at dinner at my mother-in-law’s, the half of a hot dog at the hockey game, and the cupcakes, but none of those were big portions. I skipped nighttime snacks or kept it light.
No regrets.
*Note: I am using tools from the Weight Watchers® program circa 2007, because that’s what I have. So, the Points values that I am using may differ from the current program.
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